Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [3/3] - podcast episode cover

Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [3/3]

CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC
May 14, 2019•9 min•Ep. 26
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Episode description

Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted.  An impossible task? [3 parts]

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